Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-19
HE HAS TWO HOBBIES.
One is Anarchy, the Other the
Banded Butchers.
And Both are Dwelt on at Length in
same Arguments Used for Both.

1t must be exceedingly gratifying to
the rebelling butchers who have banded
themselves together to defeat the sani-
tary welfare of the city, to see and to
know that their official organ gives them
a measure of defense this week, second
to what it gives the hanging of the Chi
cago reds. The tone of the two articles
one in defense of the anarchists and the
other in defense of the butchers-how
ever. is quite similar. The same thread
of argument is used in both. Somebody
happens to have the good fortune to be
rich, and therefore men less fortunate
have right to rise up and rebel and in
cite murder, and kill under the alleged
God>given rights of free speech.
The first page of the anarchist paper
clusively to the execution and
burial of the editors Chicago
friends and sympatbizers. The account
of the judicial murder" as it is termed
by the old crank in this city and the other
anarchists. is headed by the Rock Islander
as follows: "a Crime against Liberty
Five Men die in defense of the Peoples
Cause Three Suffer in Prison for the
Same Holy Cause" etc. The account
commences, ION Friday, the 18th inst. I.
August Spies Albert R. Parsons. George
Engel and Adolph Fischer were crucifed
| on the gsllows in the Cook couaty Jail.
The local organ speaks of the condemned
as men of gentle instincts" who died
for the cause they loved" and
aludes to their heroic deeds
and self sacrifice" The Rock Is
lander closes its account of the judicial
murder" with the defiant declaration that
1.-THE people will meet and discuss Their
grievances and the press will echo the
wrongs perpetrated on liberty In the
name of law
Turning his attention to his much
abused other hobby, the banded butchers
he starts out Armour Trying tt
Monopolize the Meat Market-Smal
Dealers to be Crushed by the Money
Power" and speaks of the way mo
nopolies, trusts, rings, syndicates o
com binations to control prices. are enter
ing every field" We suppose the presen
butchers association in Rock Island
not combination or a syndicate to de
feat the peoples interests twas organ
lied for that purpose, and so far we ar
sad to say it has succeeded. The ARGU
believes that the advent of Armour
meats will not only tend to give the pee
pie fresh and pure meat, slaughtered az
prepared in Kansas City, where Il
strictest rules of inspection prevail, bl
will cheaper meat greatly. Armour
coming may not be congenial to the hal
ises to reduce the price of meat al
therefore benefit the masses of the pc
pie.
The meat which Armour & Co. sh
here undergoes double inspection. IT
cattle are inspected before gong into 7
yards, and all that are diseased or wrol
in any way are never allowed to enter t
yards. Then after the stock is killed d
other inspector looks over the me-
This insures better meat than could
secured by our local butchers. 1t is
these reasons that the ARGUS says
Armour come.
Another assortment of Armours mes
was received from Kansas City yesterd
Armour's meats, swee. and pure,
from five to eight cents per pound VIII
the local butchers charge from ten
twenty-five cents for beef, over VIII
the law exercises no rights and privile
in the slaughter and preparation there
Is it any wonder that the ARGUS says
the interests of domestic economy
the name of the peoples health, Nv
come to Armour" even if he is milli
aire. and Objectionable for that reason
the local representatives of anarchy.